Orange County, Florida

From Orlando’s Local6.com of June 22, 2006

Man Shot, Killed Over Denied Car Ride

A 25-year-old man in Orange County, Fla., was shot to death when he apparently became enraged after he was denied a car ride to a Florida city and then attacked family members with a knife, police told Local 6 News.

Investigators said Antoine Jones was fatally shot at a home located on Brook Hollow Drive just of Landstar Boulevard early Thursday when he became angry after his mother's boyfriend, Sylvester Andrews, 39, would not drive him to Lakeland, Fla.

"Apparently Jones lost his temper and the argument escalated to the point where Andrews barricaded himself and four teenage girls inside the home," Local 6 News reporter Jessica Sanchez reported. "They barricaded themselves inside a bedroom armed with a shotgun."

Witnesses told deputies that Jones, armed with a knife, kicked down the door and then Andrews opened fire, killing Jones.

"The catalyst for the argument, deputies say, was Jones wanted to be driven to Lakeland and Andrews did not want to drive him there," Sanchez said. "That is what they believe led to this fatal shooting."

"I think two families have been brought together involuntarily other than the boyfriend and girlfriend and I just think there were tensions there," Orange County Sheriff's Office Cmdr. Tom Cockriel said. "Tonight it just escalated beyond their ability to handle it."

Deputies did not arrest Andrews and no charges were filed because they believe the shooting was in self-defense, Sanchez said.